LETTERS: NORTH COUNTY, APRIL 13, 2013

Aerial teams’ wings clipped

In response to “Cuts ground 2013 Blue Angels shows,” April 10: Perhaps if Secretary of State John Kerry weren’t flitting about the Middle East handing out more than $1 billion in taxpayers’ money, there’d be enough money to fund these two beloved air show teams and save dozens of air shows from being shut down across the country to the detriment of local vendors, potential pilots and patriotic Americans.

Wayman Dunlap

Oceanside

A lack-of-coverage razz to the U-T

The March 31 “Roses and Raspberries” editorial rightfully commended the Tri-City (Healthcare District) board for its choice of two new directors to fill two board vacancies.

I would like to suggest two raspberries be awarded to the U-T for its abysmal coverage of the events that preceded and followed the Tri-City action. Why was there no coverage of the actual evening when 13 candidates were interviewed? Why were the qualifications of the candidates treated in such a shallow manner when the candidates were discussed in an article about a week before the selection took place? Why did it take nearly a week before the results were published and then inaccurately reported that the candidates were unanimously elected?

In retrospect, two raspberries are not sufficient for the shoddy manner in which this matter was irresponsibly reported.

Ira M. Landis

Oceanside

Editor’s note: Landis, a former Tri-City board member, was one of 14 candidates for two board openings.

No fear of fracking

The article “Fracking: A Faustian bargain?” (March 29) tries to scare us about “fracking.” The scariest part is the authors’ blatant use of false information to warp public opinion.

Fracking has been around since the 1940s. Environmentalists didn’t care about it until it became important to our energy supply. The thought of a populace with good jobs — and making their own life choices — is making them panic.

They talk of past ecological disasters, but don’t mention any specifics. When California passed AB 32, we were seen in other states as insane. Have we made any progress since then? What kind of people call near 9 percent unemployment, combined with job flight, “progress”? No global reduction in CO2 ever will be linked to AB 32.

The “green jobs” hoax is even sadder. It has been found that for every green job government creates, 2.5 regular jobs are destroyed. Solyndra is just one pitiful example.

A warmer global climate may be helpful to human health, and might eliminate some of the danger from another ice age. Why do all the climate alarmists consistently ignore the climate history in the geological record?

These people have cried “wolf” so many times, it’s amazing anyone listens to them anymore.

Barry McElmurry

Vista

What interminable wait?

I refer to Phil Epstein’s letter of March 23 (“Remembers a less frenetic country”), which he wrote in response to my response to his letter in which he blamed the U.S. Postal Service’s woes on unions. I visit the post office quite regularly and often find myself at the end of a long line, but because of the speed and efficiency of the staff I have never suffered an “interminable” wait.